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“Wasteland” Next to National Lake Shore, Behind US Steel Garyworks, Gary Indiana
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“Wasteland” Next to National Lake Shore, Behind US Steel Garyworks, Gary Indiana

Artist David Plowden (American, born 1932)
Date1973; printed 2015
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 11 5/16 × 11 inches (28.73 × 27.94 cm)
Sheet: 19 × 12 15/16 inches (48.26 × 32.84 cm)
Credit LineGift of David and Sandra Plowden
Object number2015.18.172
SignedSigned on sheet verso, center, in pencil: "D Plowden 1973"
InscribedOn sheet verso, center, in pencil: "Wasteland next to National Lake Shore / Behind U.S. Steel Gary works / Gary, Indian"
MarkingsOn sheet verso, upper left, in pencil: "Gl-473"; On sheet verso, left edge, in pencil: "3/25/15 / #1-"
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DescriptionImage of shoreline with debris (tires, cardboard, wooden spools) sliding down gravel into water. Steel mill seen in distant background.
Copyright© David Plowden
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